Farid Sufian Shuaib obtained his LLB (Hons) from the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) and was immediately offered a teaching post at the Kulliyyah of Laws, IIUM in 1993. He completed his LLM from Queen Mary, University of London and obtained his PhD in Law from IIUM.  He received and completed research grants on administration of Islamic law, media law and constitutional law. He published widely in Malaysian and international journals.  Among his books are Administration of Islamic Law in Malaysia: Text and Material, Powers and Jurisdiction of Syariah Courts in Malaysia and Constitutional Law of Malaysia: Case and Commentary published by LexisNexis and Pearson respectively. 
He has been invited to visit and to deliver seminars in universities in England, Turkey and Indonesia.  His writings are referred to in the judgments of superior courts in Malaysia. He was a Visiting Scholar at Queen Mary, University of London (QMUL) between February and March 2016.
He was awarded the Quality Research Award in 2005 by IIUM and received Hadiah Karya Kencana under the Science Social Category from the Dewan Bahasa and Pustaka in 2011.

• Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Media and Communications ~ Other Media and Communication n.e.c.
• Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Syariah Law ~ Other Syariah Law n.e.c.
• Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Law ~ International Law (Including Public and Private International Law, Law of the Sea, International Trade Law)
• Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Law ~ Justice System

Completed

2019 - 2022	Formulating legal framework on refugee status in protecting sovereignty and security of Malaysia
2019 - 2019	Agenda Reformasi Dewan Negara (PARLIMEN MALAYSIA)
2017 - 2017	Kajian Kebolehlaksanaan Penyampaian Perkhidmatan Alternatif (ASD) Dalam Perkhidmatan Penjagaan Warga Emas dan Pemulihan Penagihan Dadah
2017 - 2017	Malaysia's Accession to the Hague Children's Conventions: The Feasibility Analysis
2013 - 2017	Security Offences Law Vis a Vis Right to Privacy in Malaysia: Guidelines for Reconciliation and Enforcement
2013 - 2018	Formulating a New Legal Framework for Film Censorship in Malaysia
2013 - 2013	Teras 5; Hak Kewajipan Antarabangsa
2012 - 2013	Judicial Powers and the Role of the Malaysian Central Bank's Shariah Advisory Council as Determiner of Islamic Banking Disputes
2011 - 2012	Malaysian Communications And Multimedia Commission's Powers In Regulating Online Publication: The Case Of Publication in Public Internet
2011 - 2011	Selected Human Rights Issues in Malaysia and its Interplay with International Law Instruments
2011 - 2016	Establishing the Syariah Apex Court in Improving Administration of Islamic Law
2010 - 2011	Administration of Syariah Criminal Justice under the Constitutional Framework
2009 - 2009	Controlling Political Communication in the Blogosphere
2009 - 2010	Sedition Law as a Tool to Manage Ethnic Relations
2009 - 2010	Towards Malaysian Common Law: Implanting Indigenous Norms using Common Law Methods
2008 - 2008	Creeping Monism in Malysian Legal Discourse in Reference to International Law
2008 - 2010	Judicial Appointment Process in Malaysia : A Proposal for Reform
2008 - 2009	Understanding the Constitution: The Need for a Paradigm Shift
2008 - 2009	Review on the Position of Council of Religion of Islam, Fatwa and Shariah Officers
2008 - 2008	Constitutional Restatement of Parallel Jurisdiction Between Civil Courts and Syariah Courts by Art.121(1A): Twenty Years On (1988-2008)
2007 - 2008	Ahmad Ibrahim and Development of Syariah Courts after the Independence
2007 - 2011	The Role and Powers of Syari'ah Courts in Islamic Finance and Halal Governance
2007 - 2008	Parallel Court Systems and Conversion of One Spouse to Islam: A Case Commentary on Saravanan Thangathoray v Subashini Rajasingam & Another Appeal
2005 - 2006	The Development Of Shariah Courts Before and After Merdeka
2004 - 2007	Basic Concepts Under the Malaysian Federal and States Constitution

On-Going

2021 - Present	Curricula Development on Climate Change Policy and Law (CCP_Law) ERASMUS+ CBHE project ID 618874_CCP- Law
2021 - Present	The Foundation of Human Rights in Islam
2020 - Present	The Use of Dualist and Monist Theories in the Application of International Law in Domestic Legal System: A Comparative Study between Indonesia and Malaysia
2019 - Present	Malaysia's Accession to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court: Legal Implications and the Law Reforms that Need to be Made to Implement it
2010 - Present	Constitution, Administration, Good Governance, Integrity and Human Rights Research Unit (CANGGIH)
-	Contribution of Tan Sri Harun M. Hashim in the Legal Development in Malaysia

02 May, 2005	Quality Award - Quality Research Award, Kulliyyah Level	University
02 May, 2005	Quality Award - Quality Research Award, University Level	University
02 May, 2005	Quality Award - Quality Research Award, Kulliyyah Level	University
16 Mar, 2002	Quality Research Award (Kulliyyah) - International Islamic University Malaysia	Kulliyyah

Article

2021	Mass media rights under Afghanistan Laws: challenges and prospects. Journal of Islamic Law Review, 17 (1) pp. 99-122
2020	Security challenges for journalists and the mass media in advancing free speech in war torn countries: The case of Afghanistan. Journal of Islamic Law Review, 16 (1) pp. 59-77
2020	The distribution of petroleum resources in Malaysia: unpacking federalism. The Journal of World Energy Law & Business, (00) pp. 1-17
2019	Embracing international human rights law: the Malaysian experience in navigating the dual quality of international law. IIUM Law Journal, 27 (2) pp. 265 -277
2019	Lessons from a secular state: extracting the essence of the constitution and its implication on judicial interpretation of human rights provisions in Turkey and Malaysia. Al-Shajarah, xx (xx) pp. 1-19
2018	Administration of Islamic Law and human rights: the basis and its trajectory in Malaysia. Al-Jami’ah: Journal of Islamic Studies, 56 (2) pp. 281-304
2018	Comparative Law in Asia: the case for intra-Asia intensification. Indonesian Comparative Law Review, 1 (1) pp. 1-4
2017	If you don’t trust judges, let the scholars decide: The primacy of the Malaysian shariah advisory council on Islamic finance. Journal of Commercial and Intellectual Property Law, 3 (2) pp. 105-112
2017	Islam, nation-state and the legal system of Malaysia. Suleyman Demirel University Faculty of Law Review, 7 (1) pp. 75-90
2017	Kesan globalisasi terhadap guna pakai Undang-undang Islam di Malaysia = The effect of globalization on Islamic Laws in Malaysia. Kanun Jurnal Undang-Undang Malaysia, 29 (2) pp. 17-37
2017	Towards an Apex sharia court in Malaysia. Pertanika Journal of Social Science and Humanities, 25 (Special Issue) pp. 309-322
2015	Federalising Shariah courts in Malaysia: lessons from the Indonesian peradilan agama . Malayan Law Journal, 1 () pp. lviii-xv
2015	Isu-isu perlembagaan dan hak asasi manusia dalam pentadbiran keadilan jenayah syariah. Kanun-Jurnal Undang-Undang Malaysia, 27 (1) pp. 33-51
2015	Position, status and role of Malay language in Malaysia = Kedudukan, status, dan peranan Bahasa Melayu di Malaysia. Perspektif: Jurnal Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, 7 (1) pp. 1-11
2012	The rights and duties of journalists in a constitutional democracy: An analytical exposition. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Science, 6 (11) pp. 145-152
2011	Administration of Shariah Criminal Justice under the Malaysian Constitutional Framework: Issues and Suggestions. Malayan Law Journal, 6 () pp. i-xvi
2011	Controlling political communication in the blogosphere: business as usual in Malaysia. Communications Law, 16 (1) pp. 27-30
2011	Islam and the legal system of Malaysia. CLJ Syariah Reports (Laporan Syariah), 1 (2) pp. i-xvi
2011	Malaysian Judicial Appointment Process: An Overview of the Reform. Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 7 (SI/13) pp. 2273-2278
2011	Spousal religious conversion: Choice of laws and forums in Malaysia. IIUM Law Journal, SEd () pp. 19-38
2011	The Islamic Legal System in Malaysia. The Pacific Rim Law & Policy Journal, 21 (1) pp. 85-113
2009	Does doctor know best? The recent trend in medical negligence. Biomedical Imaging and Interrvention Journal, 5 (1) pp. 1-3
2009	Muzzling communication: sedition law as a tool to manage ethnic relations. The Law Review, () pp. 164-178
2009	Pentadbiran dan Institusi Islam di Malaysia: Cadangan ke Arah Pemantapan. Kanun- Jurnal Undang-Undang Malaysia, 21 (1) pp. 12-28
2009	Towards Malaysian common law: convergence between indigenous norms and common law methods. Jurnal Undang-undang dan Masyarakat, 13 () pp. 158-169
2008	Constitutional restatement of parallel jurisdiction between civil courts and Syariah courts in Malaysia: Twenty years on (1988-2008). Malaysan Law Journal, 5 () pp. xxxiii-l
2008	Strengthening administrative institutions of Islamic law in Malaysia: an overview. Shariah Journal, 16 () pp. 443-464
2008	The status of international law in the Malaysian municipal legal system: creeping monism in legal discourse. IIUM Law Journal, 16 (2) pp. 181-202
2007	Parallel court systems and conversion of one spouse to Islam: A case commentary on Saravanan Thangathoray v Subashini Rajasingam and Another Appeal. The Law Review, () pp. 246-261

Conference or Workshop Item

2020	Implications of the Constitutional Court and Supreme Court Justices Selection System on Judicial Independence: A Comparative Study between Indonesia and Malaysia. In: The 9th International Conference on Law and Society (ICLAS 2020),
2020	Improving the protection of child’s right in Malaysia. In: International Webinar on the System and Rules on Child Protection,
2020	Introduction to the Malaysian legal system: A comparison. In: Guest Lecture Series,
2020	The Legal System of Malaysia. In: Special Lectures on Law and Politics,
2020	The pandemic and the Notion of Duties and Responsibilities under Human Rights: The Hashtag #KitaJagaKita in Malaysia. In: International Conference on Law and Human Rights: Reimagining the Vision on Law and Human Rights,
2019	A new Malaysia? constitutional development after the 2018’s general election. In: Seminar Series of KITLV (Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies),
2019	Innovation and sustainability in the disruptive era: The case of a new Malaysia. In: ASIAN Conference on Comparative Laws 2019 (IACL),
2019	International Law within the domestic legal system: The Malaysian perspective. In: International Seminar on International Law within Domestic Legal System: Diverse Approaches,
2018	Comparative law in Asia: the case for intra-Asia intensification. In: Asian Conference on Comparative Laws 2018 (ASIAN-COL),
2018	The legal pluralism in Malaysia. In: Public Lecture, Faculty of Law, Universitas Islam Indonesia,
2018	The position of religion in the Turkish and the Malaysian constitutions. In: 7th International Conference on Law And Society (ICLAS 7),
2018	The relevance of the tradition in the Malaysian constitution. In: Visiting Lecturer "The Relevance of the Traditions in Malaysian Constitution",
2018	The religious authorities' competency to make rules in Malaysia: a preliminary remark on the contested power. In: 2nd Postgraduate Conference Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Kalijaga (UIN-SUKA),
2018	Using legal tools in achieving social justice and peace: a look at the experience of Malaysia. In: 7th International Conference on Acheh and Indian Ocean Studies (ICAIOS) in conjunction with the 2nd Ar-Raniry International Conference on Islamic Studies, Islam and Social Justice: Towards Sustainable Peace in Regional and Global Contexts,
2017	Administration of Islamic law and human rights: The basis and its trajectory in Malaysia. In: Workshop on the Human Rights Discourse in the Administration of Islamic Law in Malaysia and Indonesia,
2017	Detention under anti terrorism laws in Malaysia and Nigeria: an expository study on Boko haram suspects. In: International Conference on Law and Society 6 (ICLAS 6),
2017	The legal position and constitutional framework in the implementation of Islamic criminal law. In: International Workshop on Islamic Law,
2017	The legal system in Malaysia and the position of Islam. In: The Legal System in Malaysia and The Position of Islamic Law Conference,
2017	The use of the majalla in Islamic finance in Malaysia: a preliminary study. In: International Symposium of the Majalla: Codification, Practice and Contemporary Effects,
2017	Women, family, pluralism and the law in Malaysia. In: 3rd International Social Gender Justice Congress,
2016	Global poverty, justice and law = Küresel fakirlik, adalet ve hukuk. In: 4th International Religion and Human Rights Workshop,
2016	Kebolehlenturan pentafsiran perlembagaan dalam pencapaian matlamat lebih utama. In: Persidangan Meja Bulat: Perlembagaan Persekutuan dan Maqasid Shari`Ah: Perbahasan Awal,
2016	Kesan globalisasi terhadap guna pakai undang-undang Islam di Malaysia. In: Simposium Undang-Undang Islam di Malaysia Mengenang Dr. Mahamad bin Arifin,
2016	The continuing saga of the proposed Malaysian Press Council: a boone or bane?. In: International Conference on Media, Communication, Culture and the Dynamics of Change (ACMC 2016),
2016	Views on film censorship by films practitioners in Malaysia and Bangladesh: some preliminary findings. In: 7th International Borneo Business Conference (IBBC 2016),
2015	Kebebasan asasi berkaitan orientasi seksual dan pengenalan gender dalam undang-undang Malaysia. In: Diskusi Ilmiah Isu-isu Mahkamah Syariah 2015,
2015	Reviewing the pressures to reform film censorship in Malaysia. In: Global Multidisciplinary Academic Conference 2015 (GMAC 2015),
2015	Towards an APEX Syariah court in Malaysia. In: 4th International Conference on Law & Society (ICLAS IV) 2015 ,
2014	Federalising religious courts in Malaysia: lessons from the Indonesian peradilan agama. In: International Conference on Social Science and Management (ICSSAM) 2014,
2014	Film censorship in Malaysia: balancing free speech and tradition. In: International Conference on Law and Society III (ICLAS III),
2014	Isu-isu perlembagaan dan hak asasi manusia dalam pentadbiran keadilan jenayah syariah. In: Seminar Undang-Undang dan Masyarakat ke-2 (SLAS II),
2014	Pelaksanaan undang-undang harta pusaka Islam dalam sistem perundangan Malaysia: satu perspektif perlembagaan. In: Seminar Undang-Undang Pentadbiran Harta Pusaka Islam Malaysia 2014 (SUPPHI 2014),,
2014	Position, status and role of Malay language in Malaysia. In: International Conference on Law and Society III (ICLAS III),
2014	Searching the essence of the Malaysian Constitution: between Islam and secular. In: Seminar of Law and Society 4 (SLAS 4): Development of the Law and Islamization, The Malaysian and Indonesian Perspectives,
2013	Legal pluralism and the place of Syariah courts in the Malaysian legal system. In: International Seminar on The Contemporary Implementation of Islamic Law in Iran, Malaysia, and Indonesia: A Comparative Study,
2013	Restatement on the origin and basis of the Malaysian legal system. In: International Conference on Law and Society (ICLAS),
2013	Student exchange programme between the International Islamic University Malaysia and the Universitas Muhammadiyyah Yogyakarta: An overview. In: International Conference on Law and Society (ICLAS),
2013	Transformation of Syariah courts: Tradition, constitution, law and practice. In: Seminar on Islamic Law in Practice with Global Perspective,
2012	Censorship and the Law: Balancing Public Interest and Free Speech . In: Conference on Media and Society, Media, Censorship and Society: Crossroads between Global and Local Realities,
2012	Exploring Court Systems in the Region: The Case of Indonesia. In: BIMP-EAGA Conference (BEC) 2012,
2012	Malaysian communications and multimedia commission’s powers in managing and regulating online publication . In: 2nd International Conference On Management,
2011	A case study on improving essay writing tasks. In: Enhancing Learning: Teaching and Learning Conference 2011,
2011	Exploring the Policy of relinquishing Judicial Powers to the Jurists in Determining Islamic Banking Disputes: The Case of Bank Negara's Shariah Advisory Council. In: 2nd International Conference on Public Policy & Social Sciences 2011: Socio-Economic Transformation Issues and Challenges in the 21st Century,
2011	Tensions between the Government and the governed in exercising communications rights in Malaysia: The case of online speech. In: Conference of the International Association of Media and Communication Research (IAMCR 2011): Cities, Connectivity and Creativity,
2010	Controlling political communication in the blogosphere: Business as usual in Malaysia. In: International Conference on Communication and Media (iCOME) 2010: Communication and Society: Challenges and Engagement,
2010	Reforming the judicial appointment process in Malaysia. In: International Conference o f Societies in Transition: Balancing Security, Social Justice and Tradition,
2009	Competition law as a tool to ensure diversity of voices and access to the media. In: First International SEARCH Conference 2009,
2009	Curing the hiccup: Reforming administration of Islamic law in Malaysia. In: Workshop on Creating Islamic Lawyers and Judges: Islamic Law in the Law Schools and Judicial Training Academies of Muslim Southeast Asia,
2009	Malaysian judicial appointments commission and independent judiciary: a change we believe in?. In: 6th Asian Law Institute Conference: Dynamics of change in Asia,
2009	Muzzling communication: Sedition law as a political tool to suppress dissent or a legal tool to manage ethnic relation?. In: 7th Biennial PACA International Conference: Communication Encounters Across Cultures,
2009	Pinning for judges in harmonising Civil Law and Shariah: Challenges and prospects. In: 4th International Conference on Harmonisation of Civil Law and Shariah 2009: Towards Harmonisation of Civil law and Shariah: Theories and Practices in the Era of Globalisation,

Book

2017	Proceeding: International Conference on Law and Society. Faculty of Law & LP3M Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (UMY), ISBN: 9786027577961
2016	Halsbury's Laws of Malaysia: Islamic Law, 2016 Reissue, 14(2). LexisNexis, ISBN: 978–967–400–639–6
2010	Administration of Islamic law in Malaysia: text and material, 2nd edition. LexisNexis, ISBN: 9789675371479
2010	Statutes on Malaysian legal system, revised 3rd edition. Harun M Hashim Law Centre, ISBN: 983-41203-3-8
2009	Constitution of Malaysia: text and commentary, 3rd Edition. Pearson Prentice Hall, ISBN: 9789673490271
2009	Undang-undang harta dan amanah. Jabatan Undang-undang, Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia, ISBN: 9789834120368
2008	Powers and jurisdiction of Syariah Courts in Malaysia, 2nd Edition. LexisNexis, ISBN: 978-967-96-2922-4
2007	Pentadbiran keadilan : artikel terpilih. Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, ISBN: 9789836297143
2007	Sumber undang-undang Malaysia : artikel terpilih. Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, ISBN: 9789836297167
2006	Administration of Islamic Law in Malaysia: text and material. Malayan Law Journal, ISBN: 967-962-302-5
2006	Halsbury's laws of Malaysia- Volume 14, 2006 Reissue: Family Law, Syariah Law. Malayan Law Journal Sdn Bhd, ISBN: 9679627756
2006	Statutes on family law . Harun M. Hashim Law Centre, AIKOL, IIUM, ISBN: 953-40413-3-0
2005	Kaedah perundangan, bidang kuasa dan tatacara mahkamah syariah. Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, ISBN: 983-62-8386-2
2005	Murtad : kedudukannya di sisi Islam dan perlembagaan Malaysia. Intel Multimedia and Publication, ISBN: 9832417260
2004	Statutes on contract law. Harun M Hashim Law Centre, ISBN: 983-40413-4-9
2003	Harta sepencarian, prosiding ex-parte, perintah injunksi. Pusat Undang-undang UIAM, ISBN: 983-2740-00-2
2002	Statutes on Malaysian legal system. IIUM Law Centre, ISBN: 983-41203-1-1
2001	Administration of Islamic law in Malaysia: text and material (1st edition). Malayan Law Journal, ISBN: 9789679623024

Book Section

2020	Parliament, treaties and international law. In: Sweet & Maxwell, ISBN: 9789672339748, pp. 459-471
2018	Percanggahan bidang kuasa antara mahkamah Syariah dengan mahkamah sivil: menyusuri kesan pindaan perkara 121(A) Perlembagaan Persekutuan. In: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP), ISBN: 978-983-49-1372-4, pp. 47-69
2018	Syariah courts and issues on administration of Syariah criminal justice in Malaysia. In: The Malaysian Current Law Journal Sdn. Bhd., ISBN: 9789674571368, pp. 115-128
2012	Contemporary human rights issues in Malaysia. In: Sweet & Maxwell Asia, ISBN: 9789675040870, pp. 311-317
2012	Fundamental liberties under the Federal Constitution : a critical analysis. In: Sweet & Maxwell Asia, ISBN: 978-967-5040-87-0, pp. 293-309
2012	Komentar dan cadangan kajian semula terhadap Undang-Undang Pentadbiran Agama Islam. In: Penerbit IKIM, ISBN: 9789832636502, pp. 15-28
2012	Komentar dan cadangan kajian semula terhadap Undang-Undang Pentadbiran Agama Islam. In: Penerbit IKIM, ISBN: 9789832636502, pp. 15-28
2009	Hukum harta sepencarian dari sudut pandangan wanita peneroka Felda: satu laporan kajian awal. In: Jabatan Undang-Undang Islam, Kulliyyah Undang-Undang Ahmad Ibrahim & Pusat Undang-Undang Harun M. Hashim, Universiti Islam Antarabangsa, ISBN: 9789834120368, pp. 35-58
2009	Instrumen hibah: isu-isu dan cabaran. In: Jabatan Undang-Undang Islam, Kulliyyah Undang-Undang Ahmad Ibrahim & Pusat Undang-Undang Harun M. Hashim, Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia, ISBN: 9789834120368, pp. 100-110
2009	Undang-undang wasiat orang Islam di Malaysia: sejarah dan perkembangannya. In: Jabatan Undang-Undang Islam, Kulliyyah Undang-Undang Ahmad Ibrahim & Pusat Undang-Undang Harun M. Hashim, Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia, ISBN: 9789834120368, pp. 111-122
2007	Badan perundangan sebelum dan selepas merdeka. In: Dewan Bahasa & Pustaka, ISBN: 978-983-62-9716-7, pp. 18-75
2007	Badan perundangan sebelum dan selepas merdeka. In: Dewan Bahasa & Pustaka, ISBN: 978-983-62-9716-7, pp. 18-75
2007	Sistem perundangan Malaysia: perkembangan penggunaan prinsip ekuiti. In: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, ISBN: 978-983-62-9716-7, pp. 102-152
2007	Sistem perundangan Malaysia: perkembangan penggunaan prinsip ekuiti. In: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, ISBN: 978-983-62-9716-7, pp. 102-152

Monograph

2019	Laporan reformasi Dewan Negara. In: ,
2012	Malaysian communications and multimedia commission's powers in regulating online publication: the case of publication in public internet. In: s.n,